{"id":1771,"date":"2010-12-06T08:41:45","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2010-12-06T08:43:38","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T13:43:38","slug":"cd-suupernatural-seasons-1-5-2005-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=1771","title":{"rendered":"CD: Supernatural, Seasons 1-5 (2005-2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Rating: Excellent<\/p>\n

Label: Water Tower Music \/ Released: September 7, 2010<\/p>\n

Tracks & Album Length:\u00a018 tracks \/ (69:48)<\/p>\n

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Special Notes: 8-page colour booklet with liner notes by series executive producers Robert Singer and Eric Kripke \/ Available on-demand via Amazon.com.<\/p>\n

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Composers: Jay Gruska , Christopher Lennertz<\/p>\n

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Fans may have wanted separate seasonal discs for Supernatural<\/strong>\u2019s great music, but as it stands this compilation is a good representation of the musical skills behind the show\u2019s engaging combination of mystique, horror, and the strong sibling relationship pivotal to battling weird forces from the unknown.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no stark contrast between the music of series regulars Christopher Lennertz (The Saint Sinner<\/strong>, The Horde<\/strong>) and veteran composer Jay Gruska (Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman<\/strong>) \u2013 certainly on this CD, their respective contributions are seamless \u2013 but one does sense Lennertz\u2019 greater emphasis on orchestral writing, whereas Gruska\u2019s cues are more fusion-based, incorporating pulsing electric bass drones and retro electronica. Lennertz, though, offers a great combination of bluegrass guitar and funky riffs in the dusty \u201cDean\u2019s Dirty Organ,\u201d with electric bass licks and fuzzy keyboard notes that scatter across the stereo image.<\/p>\n

A wide range of electric and subtle metallic sounds unify the CD\u2019s selection of thematic suites. Gruska\u2019s \u201cDemon Agitato., Mr. Ostinato\u201d is a great example, with harsh, skittering motifs built up with thickening brass emulation, and chord textures that intersect with smoothly orchestrated precision. (Gruska\u2019s use of bass and reverb is also quite memorable.)<\/p>\n

Lennertz\u2019 \u201cIsn\u2019t it Romantic?\u201d is a lovely piece with delicate piano, saddened violin, and a steady bass line of sustained strings that slowly evolves from a sparse, hesitant thematic fragment into a full statement, with synth woodwinds and richer string accompaniment. Gruska\u2019s \u201cAmericana\u201d uses oboe for a gentle intro, and quiets the mood further with a contemplative piano solo before returning to a fuller rendition of the intro, using oboe and clarinet.<\/p>\n

Classicism dominates the string-heavy \u201cOld \u2018Monster Movie\u2019,\u201d with thick chords, quirky comedic passages. Here one immediately notices Lennertz\u2019 knack for writing bars that glide from one instrument to another, vivifying a cue as well as creating a sense of anticipation as things build towards a confrontation between skittering motifs and surging brass emulations.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a smooth blend of acoustic guitar, flutes, and eerie chords in Gruska\u2019s slightly mordant \u201cRuby, So Cute, So Creepy.\u201d The album closes with a choral finale in Lennertz\u2019 \u201cLilith Unfair,\u201d and an edited suite of the series\u2019 rock-styled end credit music, where Gruska shifts from hard guitar licks to a little contemplative Eric Clapton-styled guitar solo, and a bluesy finale with buzzing harmonica evoking\u00a0 a bit of vintage Quincy Jones.<\/p>\n

Water Tower Records\u2019 CD is first-rate, assembling cues into tight suites that emphasize the show\u2019s rich musical catalogue.<\/div>\n

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\u00a9 2010 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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Related \u00a0links:<\/p>\n

Interview: \u00a0Series co-composer Christopher Lennertz<\/a> (2006)<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/p>\n

Soundtrack Album<\/a> — Composer Filmographies: J Gruska<\/a> – C. Lennertz<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fans may have wanted separate seasonal discs for Supernatural\u2019s great music, but as it stands this compilation is a good representation of the musical skills behind the show\u2019s engaging combination of mystique, horror, and the strong sibling relationship pivotal to battling weird forces from the unknown…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[192,191,193],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8nuyW-sz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1771"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1771"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1776,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1771\/revisions\/1776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}